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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $40,052–$66,754
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th Century European Paintings, London · 13 December 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4628182
- Record
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Giovanni Battista Torriglia, The Thread of Life. Sotheby's, 13 Dec 2017, lot 63. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4628182.
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Giovanni Battista Torriglia, The Thread of Life. Sotheby's, 13 Dec 2017, lot 63. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4628182.
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From the same sale 19th Century European Paintings · Dec 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hélène | Gustave Moreau | £350,000–£500,000 | |
| Head of a bearded man | Adolph Menzel | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Clotilde, Marquessa de Acricollar | Raimundo De Madrazo | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| L'Orientale | Charles Landelle | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Odalisque | Guillaume Seignac | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Garmisch, the Wetterstein Mountains Beyond | Heinrich Bürkel | £10,000–£15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | giovanni battista torriglia | admiring the baby | $93,750 | Sotheby's, Jan 2020 | |
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | Blowing Bubbles | Sotheby's, Apr 2010 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | The Soap Bubble | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2013 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | The See-Saw | Sotheby's, Jun 2009 | ||
| Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | Un coin de verger (Auvergne) | Christie's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | A New Friend | Christie's, Apr 2007 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | The Storyteller | Sotheby's, Feb 2013 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | La curiositá | Christie's, Jun 2002 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.